M. Gessen

New York

Opinion Columnist at The New York Times

Columnist, The New York Times Author: Surviving Autocracy; The Future Is History; The Man Without a Face speaking inquiries: https://t.co/0aqzTFAbaf they/them

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M. Gessen: 'Trump Is Building a Mafia State'

3 days ago | nytimes.com | M. Gessen |Vishakha Darbha

"Nice university you got there. Shame if something happened to it."In this episode of "The Opinions," the columnist M. Gessen argues that when it comes to America's institutions, President Trump is taking a page out of a Soviet-style playbook. Welcome to Trump's Mafia State"Nice university you got there. Shame if something happened to it." Below is a transcript of an episode of "The Opinions." We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect.
Opinion: Harvard’s decision was the only option preserving integrity

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | M. Gessen

The world’s most famous university has done the right thing, and this is major news. It shouldn’t be. But less than three months into the second Trump administration, we are surprised by simple dignity. Capitulation would have garnered smaller headlines.
Op-Ed: Harvard’s Decision Was the Only Decision

1 week ago | myheraldreview.com | M. Gessen

The world’s most famous university has done the right thing, and this is major news. It shouldn’t be. But less than three months into the second Trump administration, we are surprised by simple dignity. Capitulation would have garnered smaller headlines.
La fuerza de Harvard y lo rápido que hemos caído

1 week ago | nytimes.com | M. Gessen

La universidad más famosa del mundo ha hecho lo correcto, y esto es una noticia importante. No debería serlo. Pero a menos de tres meses del segundo gobierno de Donald Trump, nos sorprende la simple dignidad. La capitulación habría cosechado titulares menores. El viernes, el gobierno de Trump envió una carta de cinco páginas a Harvard en la que acusaba a la universidad de no estar "a la altura de las condiciones intelectuales y de derechos civiles que justifican la inversión federal".
Harvard's decision shouldn't be a surprise

1 week ago | startribune.com | M. Gessen

Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of guest commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. The world's most famous university has done the right thing, and this is major news. It shouldn't be. But less than three months into the second Trump administration, we are surprised by simple dignity. Capitulation would have garnered smaller headlines.
Harvard's Strength and How Far We've Fallen So Quickly

1 week ago | nytimes.com | M. Gessen

The world's most famous university has done the right thing, and this is major news. It shouldn't be. But less than three months into the second Trump administration, we are surprised by simple dignity. Capitulation would have garnered smaller headlines.
This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | M. Gessen

Share Almost three months into the Trump administration’s war on universities, and a year and a half into the Republican Party’s organized campaign against the presidents of top colleges, it is clear that antisemitism and D.E.I. are mere pretexts for these attacks. Like much of what this administration does, the war on higher education is driven by anti-intellectualism and greed. Trump is building a mafia state, in which the don distributes both money and power.
This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump's Trap, If They Dare

1 week ago | nytimes.com | M. Gessen

Almost three months into the Trump administration's war on universities, and a year and a half into the Republican Party's organized campaign against the presidents of top colleges, it is clear that antisemitism and D.E.I. are mere pretexts for these attacks. Like much of what this administration does, the war on higher education is driven by anti-intellectualism and greed. Trump is building a mafia state, in which the don distributes both money and power.
Unmarked vans and secret lists. The police state has arrived. - M. Gessen

1 week ago | qoshe.com | M. Gessen
Unmarked vans and secret lists. The police state has arrived.

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | M. Gessen

"It’s the unmarked cars,” a friend who grew up under an Argentine dictatorship said. He had watched the video of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction. In the video, which Khalil’s wife recorded, she asks for the names of the men in plainclothes who handcuffed her husband. "We don’t give our name,” one responds. "Can you please specify what agency is taking him?” she pleads. No response.